2016-17 Men's Basketball Roster
Biography
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Made #4 play on ESPN SportCenter's Top 10 Plays on 1/12/17 on a reverse dunk from an half-court, alley-oop feed from Lynn
• Made #3 play on ESPN SportCenter's Top 10 Plays on 11/26/16 after posterizing dunk over Purdue's 6'9" Caleb Swanigan
• Graduated East Brunswick High School as the program’s all-time leading scorer with 1,311 career points
2016-17:
• ASUN final ranks: t16th in o-rpg (1.4), 21st in rpg (4.3), 24th in apg (1.7) and 34th in ppg (7.8)
• Last 12 G: Averaged 7.4 ppg (89) and 4.8 rpg (57)
• In ASUN play (14 G): Averaged 7.4 ppg (103), 4.9 rpg (68) on 37-for-83 FG (.446)... Prior 6 G: 3.2 ppg (19) on 6-for-26 FG
• Started season shooting at least .500 FG in nine of first 10 games, averaged 10.9 ppg on .539 FG during the span
• 1/25 at Kennesaw State: Tied career-high with 20 points (7-8, 0-1, 6-6) with 5 rebounds and a season-high 2 blocks
• 1/19 at Stetson: Recorded the first double-double of his career with 12 points and a career-high 11 rebounds in 24 M
• 1/7 at USC Upstate: Scored 6 points while grabbing a then-season high 8 rebounds; added 3 assists
• 12/6 at Minnesota: Recorded a team-high and season-high 19 points (5-8, 3-3, 5-7) with 4 rebounds over 28 minutes
• 11/19 vs. Colgate: Scored a then season-high 15 points (7-10 FG) with 2 thunderous dunks; added 3 rebounds
• 11/16 at Utah State: Scored 12 points to go along with game highs in reb (5) and ast (6) in a career-high 38 M
• 11/11 vs. Sarah Lawrence: Started season with 8 points (4-6 FG) with 2 dunks -- 1 on an alley-oop from Lynn
2015-16:
• A-Sun Ranks: 22nd in apg (1.8), 30th in rpg (3.4), 31st in ppg (8.2)
• Finished with the fourth-highest scoring (8.2) in the A-Sun amongst reserves* (*fewer than 10 starts)
• Reached double-figures in points in last 4 of his last 5 games and in 8 of his last 13 affairs
• Last 5 G: Averaging 11.0 ppg (55), 4.0 rpg (20) on 22-38 FG (.579) after missing 3 G with a shoulder injury
• Last 13 G: Averaging 10.2 ppg (132), 3.5 rpg (45) on 49-of-88 FG (.557)... Last 28 G: 8.9 ppg (249)
• 3/21 vs. Boston U (CIT): Scored 14 points (6-8, 1-2) with 4 rebounds, 3 assists and a career-high 3 blocks
• 3/1 vs. Stetson: Returned after missing 3 G (shoulder); scored 11 points (5-9 FG) w/ 4 rebounds and 2 assists
• 1/27 vs. Lipscomb: Made first start of career; Scored 13 pts (4-10, 1-3, 4-4) w/ 5 rebounds, 3 assists and a steal
• 12/30 at Saint Francis U: Scored team-high 17 points off bench (6-11, 3-7, 2-2); added 5 rebounds & 4 assists
• 12/10 vs. St. Francis: Helped seal 92-86 win with 5 of his 15 points in overtime; added 4 rebounds in 29 min
• 12/7 vs. Kent State: Came off the bench for 14 points (5-8, 1-2, 3-3) with 4 rebounds and 1 assist in 21 minutes
• 11/24 at Providence: Scored a career-high 20 points (6-8, 4-6, 4-5) along with four rebounds and one assist
• 11/19 vs. Boston: Recorded a team-high and career-high tying 9 rebounds; also had four points & four assists
• 11/14 at #2 Kentucky: Scored six points (2-6, 0-0, 2-2) with two rebounds and an assist in 22 minutes
2014-15:
• Last 10 games: Averaged 9.8 ppg, including a then career-high 18 vs. NAIA Fisher College, 2/7
• Last 17 games: 8.0 ppg, .595 FG% (47-79)... Last 25 games: .570 FG% (61-107) after starting 2-15 in first 3 games
• Returned for CIT semifinal game at No. Arizona, 3/31 after missing 5 games (concussion); Scored 7 points
• 2/7 vs. Fisher College (NAIA): Scored then-career-high 18 pts (5-9, 3-3, 5-7) and tied career-high with nine rebounds
• 2/2 vs. Hampton: Dished out a career-high six assists while recording 10 points and three rebounds
• From 1/14-1/19: Matched or set career scoring high in three straight games (12, 12, 14)
• 1/14 vs. St. Joe’s Brooklyn (DIII): Set career-highs in rebounds (9) w/ 12 points and a then career-high 4 assists
• 11/22 vs. UMass Lowell: Scored five points, including highlight reel dunk
2013-14:
• Did not play in the first 17 games, but came off the bench in 10 of the last 12 contests
• Finally missed a shot in fourth college game (1/27) after making first four tries in three games …
• 2/5 vs. Wheelock (DIII): Registered freshman year season-high 9 points (4-7, 1-1) with 3 rebounds and a steal
• 1/13 vs. CCNY (DIII): NCAA debut; scored 6 points, including thunderous dunk for first bucket just :36 after checking in
High School:
Versatile swingman was one of New Jersey’s top players as a senior at East Brunswick High School and is known for his toughness and athleticism… Ukawuba averaged 16.6 points, 6.8 rebounds, and 2.9 steals a game for East Brunswick, which posted a 26-4 record in 2012-13... Had nine games with 20 or more points and reached double-figure scoring in 29 of the 30 games... Had seven double-figure rebound games... Ukawuba reaped numerous honors for leading veteran coach Bo Henning’s East Brunswick’s Central Jersey Group 4 champions. The Star-Ledger of Newark named Rob third-team All-State for all groups, making him one of New Jersey’s top 15 high school players in the eyes of the state’s largest newspaper. In addition, The Star-Ledger also named him first-team All-State in Group 4 (largest public schools); second-team All-State among senior players; and first-team All-Middlesex County. His local daily paper, the Home News Tribune, which is part of MyCentralJersey.com, selected Ukawuba for its All-Area first team. ...Born in New Brunswick, NJ, to parents who immigrated to the United States from Nigeria before he was born, Rob is a chiseled 6-foot-3, 210 pounder who followed his older brother into basketball...To get a sense of Ukawuba’s pure athletic ability, as a senior he told a newspaper interviewer he “might try” track and field in the spring. He did just that in the spring and posted a high jump of 6’0’’ in the Greater Middlesex Conference Relays. That jump in high school, with limited competitive experience, would have been good for a Top Nine finish in the 2013 championships for local Division I college conference.
Personal:
Robert Ukawuba... son of Charity and Hyacinth Ukawuba... business & information systems major... born 12/2/94 in New Brunswick, NJ.
Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2013-14Freshman
Guard
6'3"
210 lbs
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2014-15Sophomore
Guard
6'3"
210 lbs
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2015-16Junior
Guard
6'3"
210 lbs
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2016-17Senior
Guard
6'4"
210 lbs
